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Police said the officer opened fire on a man in a car around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Brentwood Apartment Complex. Authorities said the officer and others called 911 and waited for police to respond.

The victim, identified as David Hohman Sr., 34, of Baltimore, was taken to York Hospital with six gunshot sounds to the upper torso and arm. He was listed in stable condition.

York Area Regional Police identified the Baltimore police officer as John Torres, 33, of York, saying he was off-duty but in uniform at the time of the incident. Torres was taken into custody and was being charged with attempted homicide and aggravated assault.

Officials said the men were acquaintances with an ongoing dispute. According to charging documents, Torres had become friends with Hohman's wife and the two had been text messaging each other. Torres told police that Hohman sent him text messages Tuesday morning about showing up at Torres' house, according to the charging documents.

The charging documents state that later in the afternoon, Torres encountered Hohman in the parking lot of his apartment complex, where Hohman drove toward Torres' car at a high rate of speed. The charging documents state that Torres was fearful for his life and fired his service weapon at Hohman, emptying all 14 rounds.

Baltimore police have sent an investigator to the scene. Torres, a 12-year veteran, has been suspended without pay.

This is the second time Torres has faced charges for shooting someone. In 2008, Torres fatally shot off-duty Officer Norman Stamp outside an east Baltimore strip club. Witnesses said Stamp pulled out brass knuckles during a fight and Torres responded by using his stun gun. Witnesses said Stamp recovered from the shock and pulled his service weapon, and that's when Torres shot him. A jury cleared Torres on the grounds that Stamp failed to identify himself as an officer.

Torres remained with the Baltimore City Police Department, working on the Neighborhood Patrol Bureau while commuting from his home in York. Court records show that he has been named in two civil suits for his actions on the force, including a 2008 case that involved a fight outside a Baltimore bar. Records show both cases were settled.